Jon chu articles
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Broadway makes way for 'Crazy Rich Asians' with new musical directed by Jon M. Chu
"Crazy Rich Asians" will soon come to Broadway, years after author Kevin Kwan's bestseller jumped from page to screen in a watershed moment for Asian representation in Hollywood. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures revealed on Wednesday that director Jon M. Chu will helm a stage musical based on Kwan's "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy. The musical also will be based on Warner Bros.'s 2018 film adaptation of the first novel, which Chu directed. Playwright Leah Nanako Winkler will write the book, which will...
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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Light Up CinemaCon With ‘Wicked’ as Director Jon M. Chu Fights Back Tears: ‘We Dreamed Very Big’
“Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo traveled (by bubble, we assume) to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners. Dressed in their character’s signature pink and green aesthetic, the Grammy-nominated artists graced the stage at Caesars Palace to hype up “Wicked,” the sweeping movie musical that’s due in theaters around […]
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Wicked director Jon M. Chu gushes about casting Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in film version of hit musical: 'When you find those two, you know it's destiny'
Chu, 44, said of Grande, 30, and Erivo, 37: 'We've gone through so many journeys together'. Grande and Erivo play Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, in the film. The two-part film is set to arrive in theaters over the next two Novembers